article by Barry Mathias | photography by Tafe Real Estate Services This attractive, recently built, 6,000-square-foot house is set back from the road with an expansive stamped concrete driveway in front, and is cleverly positioned in the middle of a gently sloping site on a quiet treed road in the Deep Cove area. “My wife,
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by Stu Rhodes – Professional Cook is the name given to practitioners trained and certified in the craft of cooking in a restaurant or institution. Most often they are commonly referred to as “chef.” Madeline Tymchuk could certainly be an ambassador for why the word “professional” is part of the name of this Red Seal
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As a Fine Arts teacher at the University of Victoria and an artist with a long career, you’ve worked in many media. You’ve done a 10- by 10-foot piece called “Inventory III: Requiem,” 25 paintings of leaves from around the world. Some might view it as a beautiful piece, while others may see it as
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We are fortunate in Sidney to have a local movie theatre, otherwise it’s unlikely that small, independent films would be accessible to many of us. At the Star Cinema in February an important film about homelessness, addiction and healing was shown, with a Q&A with Writer, Director and Producer, Krista Loughton. The world premiere of
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Help Fill A Dream surprised 11-year-old Dacian Filipescu at the Peninsula Panthers home game February 12th with a trip to Edmonton to see his all-time favourite hockey team play. Dacian and his parents flew to Edmonton to see the Oilers play two games, attended a morning skate with the team and received a few other
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Article by Barry Mathias; photography by www.nuttycake.com – The spacious house is set in the middle of a well-treed, five-sided two-and-a-half acre lot with views of Prospect Lake. This distinctive house, with its four bedrooms and three bathrooms, is the result of close collaboration in 2010 between the owners, John and Jeanette, and Mike Nixon
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by Hans Tammemagi – My adrenaline surged and my knees wobbled as I went to the head of the Olympic ski jump and stepped onto long boards. Moments later I hurtled down the seemingly vertical track and then soared, OK, trembled, through the air. I barely managed the landing and slid to a stop. Actually,
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– by Doreen Marion Gee – Everything that happens in our lives – every thought, feeling and action – is controlled by three pounds of soft tissue in our skull. Good mental health is arguably the most important determinant of our quality of life. Fortunately, we live in an age of incredible advances in knowledge
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– by Kamma Wiggins, BAET, CAT(C) – As we move out of January and into the year ahead, and the years to come, where are we with our New Year’s Resolutions? Are we achieving them, are we struggling, or have we forgotten all about them? If you find yourself in the latter category you are
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Publisher Sue Hodgson talks with Katy Fairley, HeadWay Board Member and Business Development Manager at Kinetic Construction As you know, HeadWay, Victoria Epilepsy and Parkinson’s Centre, is presenting its first annual health fair at the Mary Winspear Centre on February 27th. You were diagnosed with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME) at the age of 17. How
